Genesis 1: It's All Good

“God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good….” (Genesis 1:31)
Good ... good ... good ... good ... good ... good ... very good.
Right off the bat, there it is—the goodness of God’s heart filling up this first chapter of God’s Word, and filling up His creation.
I can’t presume to know God’s emotions if He doesn’t tell us how He’s feeling, but when I read this chapter, it sure seems like I can sense His delight and excitement.
“I’m going to create light.” Zap! “That is good!”
“I’m going to create land and seas.” Zap! “That is good!”
“And now I’m going to fill that land with beautiful plants and trees." Zap! “Yes, that is good!"
The sun, the moon, the stars, sea creatures and birds, and animals -- He said it was all good.
And then (drumroll) … His crowning work: man. Made in His own image, with His stamp, some of His own DNA.
After that, God looked over everything He'd made and declared that it was VERY good.
It’s hard to look at the world we’re in and the people we’re around and remember how perfectly good it was all supposed to be ... and was at the beginning. And because creation now so often appears less than good, we suspect the Creator might be too.
But that is a lie.
Genesis 1 is the perfect expression of the Creator’s good heart, good will, good intentions. If we're going to judge the Creator by His creation, we need to go there.
Perfect man in a perfect place. And the good Creator was pleased.